It's a teen fantasy, so yes, songs, not "fucking" songs. The score will probably be released later, so what's the problem ?

The Giver is one of those films that I would have hoped would have been made without any songs. They just don't fit the world of the film. I have clear memories of reading the novel in school and it could benefit from some proper treatment on film not a plastering of songs.

Unless either of them gets delayed a bit... hope not! Can't wait to hear either of them... and The Drop hopefully later in September too... Not to mention Homesman and 1864. And probably even TRUE STORY closer to the end of the year...

"This offers him the opportunity to offset music of striking beauty with that of discomfort and anxiety, and the soundtrack is a treasure of gorgeous melodies and gloriously affecting harmonies. Motifs intertwine, fly apart, float and bury themselves deep within the changing orchestrations, making the score’s journey a fascinating flying carpet woven with both intricate and agitating threads that actively carries one aloft over the vicious battle of hope and despair, settling down with “End Titles” into a restorative statement from choir, solo violin, and strings & horns than concludes the score with a resolve of peace and calm. Beltrami remains a musical chameleon whose new scores continue to offer new musical aspirations and deliver music of impassioned elegance, grace, and thematic unity that ties the various nuances of both score and story together with lilting expression. "